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Change you can’t believe in.

Apparently there are people morons actually buying those stupid Obama coins, who are then perfectly enraged to find out they’re a scam, much like their hero himself.

Her collection of presidential coins is impressive and something Tanya Thomas takes great pride in. Her latest purchase, though, has left her feeling short-changed.

She paid The National Collectors’ Mint a pretty penny for four Barack Obama coins, But she thought $75 was a small price to pay to add the 44th president to her collection. That is until her daughter brought them home after show and tell at school.

“The whole front comes off. Its just a sticker stuck on top of a regular quarter or regular Kennedy half dollar. Its just a Barack Obama sticker stuck on top”, says Thomas.

This is the best laugh I’ve had in quite a while.  I’ll bet they came with a certificate of authenticity and everything.  Boy is there an irony in this story though, so many people buying something and then actually getting something completely different than what they expected. 

Don’t worry folks, I’m sure His Holiness is working on a program even as we speak to have the mint strike a genuine Obama coin with his likeness.  Probably paper money and stamps while he’s at it.